Re: remove lilo from MBR! You are angel !

2001-01-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Thank you so much for the response! I never thought it could be so easy. I once reinstall Linux completely. with highest regards Benjamin Zhou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:23:55AM -0500, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > I have a dell latitude laptop. pr

Help, howto remove lilo from MBR!

2001-01-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I have a dell latitude laptop. previously has NT and Linux per dual-boot through Lilo. After I installed vmware for NT, I imported the linux partition as Linux guest. It worked fine until I reboot the PC. now I see only "Li" at prompt, can neither boot NT nor Linux. It seems I will have to reinst

Re: remove lilo from MBR! You are angel !

2001-01-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Thank you so much for the response! I never thought it could be so easy. I once reinstall Linux completely. with highest regards Benjamin Zhou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:23:55AM -0500, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > I have a dell latitude laptop. pr

Help, howto remove lilo from MBR!

2001-01-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I have a dell latitude laptop. previously has NT and Linux per dual-boot through Lilo. After I installed vmware for NT, I imported the linux partition as Linux guest. It worked fine until I reboot the PC. now I see only "Li" at prompt, can neither boot NT nor Linux. It seems I will have to reins

Re: Re: couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-11-01 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
thanks a loot again for all your replies. Ja, after running lilo, it works now. Ben On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ** Original Message ** > > "Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >

Re: Re: couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-11-01 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
thanks a loot again for all your replies. Ja, after running lilo, it works now. Ben On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ** Original Message ** > > "Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >

Re: couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-10-31 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, you are right, I didn't rerun lilo, will run it tonight. thank you all sooooo much for the generous help. best regards, Ben On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Greg Woods wrote: > "Benjamin F. Zhou" wrote: > > > > other = /dev/hda1 > > > label = do

Re: couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-10-31 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, you are right, I didn't rerun lilo, will run it tonight. thank you all sooooo much for the generous help. best regards, Ben On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Greg Woods wrote: > "Benjamin F. Zhou" wrote: > > > > other = /dev/hda1 > > > label = do

couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-10-31 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
27;. it looks like the installation erased the label for my NT partition. Can I reset it in linux? I couldn't find such under linux's fdisk thank you ! Ben > Take the (s) off of "other". :--) See if that flys. > > On Monday 30 October 2000 09:58 am, Benjam

couldn't boot existing NT partition.

2000-10-31 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
27;. it looks like the installation erased the label for my NT partition. Can I reset it in linux? I couldn't find such under linux's fdisk thank you ! Ben > Take the (s) off of "other". :--) See if that flys. > > On Monday 30 October 2000 09:58 am, Benjam

Re: deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-30 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
ut still the same. What can I do still? > > > > thank you > > Ben > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Bryan K. Walton wrote: > > > > > Recreate /tmp and make sure that the permissions are set correctly so > &

Re: deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-30 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
ut still the same. What can I do still? > > > > thank you > > Ben > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Bryan K. Walton wrote: > > > > > Recreate /tmp and make sure that the permissions are set correctly so that users >other

Re: deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
tory. > > -Bryan > > > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:28:21PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. > > > > Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files, I del

Re: deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
tory. > > -Bryan > > > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:28:21PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. > > > > Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files,

Re: which glibc do I have?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I did run it, but it only complete without saying anything. thanks Ben On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Jim Ray wrote: > On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:48:52PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > Hi > > > > to download the right XFree86, I need to know which glibc I have on my &g

which glibc do I have?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi to download the right XFree86, I need to know which glibc I have on my linux, 20 or 21. How can I find out which one I have? thanks Ben

deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files, I deleted them all. But after that I can no longer start X. I can still run Xconfigurator and configured successfully. But startx keeps failing. what should I reinstall? I wa

Re: which glibc do I have?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I did run it, but it only complete without saying anything. thanks Ben On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Jim Ray wrote: > On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:48:52PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > Hi > > > > to download the right XFree86, I need to know which glibc I have on my linux,

which glibc do I have?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi to download the right XFree86, I need to know which glibc I have on my linux, 20 or 21. How can I find out which one I have? thanks Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

deleted /tmp ruined X, how to recover?

2000-10-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files, I deleted them all. But after that I can no longer start X. I can still run Xconfigurator and configured successfully. But startx keeps failing. what should I reinstall? I w

Re: How to set wm bg-color as will?

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi Kevin, many thanks for pointing to the file. yes, this is exactly what I need to know. Ben On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Kevin M. McLin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is there a way to test/set wm's background color as will. instead of having > > to > > choose among White, Wheat, Orchid, Midnightblue, e

How to set wm bg-color as will?

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, is there a way to test/set wm's background color as will. instead of having to choose among White, Wheat, Orchid, Midnightblue, etc. Can I use hex-code instead of name? I don't have a big vocabulary on colors in english. Is there a site on this subject? thanks Ben

Re: How to set wm bg-color as will?

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi Kevin, many thanks for pointing to the file. yes, this is exactly what I need to know. Ben On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Kevin M. McLin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is there a way to test/set wm's background color as will. instead of having to > > choose among White, Wheat, Orchid, Midnightblue, etc.

How to set wm bg-color as will?

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, is there a way to test/set wm's background color as will. instead of having to choose among White, Wheat, Orchid, Midnightblue, etc. Can I use hex-code instead of name? I don't have a big vocabulary on colors in english. Is there a site on this subject? thanks Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

I got flwm, here. thank you for all the response.

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
http://flwm.sourceforge.net/ Title: flwm Flwm is my attempt to combine the best ideas I have seen in several window managers. The primary influence and code base is from wm2 by Chris Cannam. Primary features are: Nifty sideways titlebars. No icons. You deiconize by picking off a pop

Re: How to install debian package on Redhat Linux.

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
box. I just uninstalled GNome and enlightment. I am using fvwm2 now. but I want to try flwm. thank you Ben LinuxKnight wrote: > At 05:31 PM 10/23/00 -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I have an old notebook compaq Armada with Redhat 6.1 and 24MB RAM. > > &

I got flwm, here. thank you for all the response.

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
http://flwm.sourceforge.net/ Title: flwm Flwm is my attempt to combine the best ideas I have seen in several window managers. The primary influence and code base is from wm2 by Chris Cannam. Primary features are: Nifty sideways titlebars. No icons. You deiconize by picking off a p

Re: How to install debian package on Redhat Linux.

2000-10-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
. I just uninstalled GNome and enlightment. I am using fvwm2 now. but I want to try flwm. thank you Ben LinuxKnight wrote: > At 05:31 PM 10/23/00 -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I have an old notebook compaq Armada with Redhat 6.1 and 24MB RAM. > > &

How to install debian package on Redhat Linux.

2000-10-23 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I have an old notebook compaq Armada with Redhat 6.1 and 24MB RAM. I want to replace the fat enlightment with a thinner window manager but still retain some of the comfort user interface. Which alternative wm should I choose ? thanks Ben

How to install debian package on Redhat Linux.

2000-10-23 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I have an old notebook compaq Armada with Redhat 6.1 and 24MB RAM. I want to replace the fat enlightment with a thinner window manager but still retain some of the comfort user interface. Which alternative wm should I choose ? thanks Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

possible to view video CD with Debian?

2000-08-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
it may sounds like a folish question. has anyone viewed VCD with debian? thanks Ben

possible to view video CD with Debian?

2000-08-28 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
it may sounds like a folish question. has anyone viewed VCD with debian? thanks Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Accton network card

2000-08-16 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
if it is noname, most likely it will work fine - my experience at least. good luck Benjamin On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Hugo van der Merwe wrote: > Hi, > > Anyone have any idea whether the Accton "NIC220" or "EC-A220" (these > numbers were given to me by the shop I buy from, and they didn't sound to

Re: Accton network card

2000-08-16 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
if it is noname, most likely it will work fine - my experience at least. good luck Benjamin On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Hugo van der Merwe wrote: > Hi, > > Anyone have any idea whether the Accton "NIC220" or "EC-A220" (these > numbers were given to me by the shop I buy from, and they didn't sound t

Re: network card

2000-08-11 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I recommend no-name ones. they are cheap ~$50, and have the least fancy stuffs built-in which may render a card useless under linux. regards, Ben Xiaolan Ling wrote: > Thanks. But I can't download it to my laptop since I haven't got a > PCMCIA network card. I will try Helixcode on my university

list Known working notebooks ?

2000-08-11 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, where can I find a list of knowingly working notebooks for linux with x86 3.3.6 ? I am planning to buy a new notebook, but want to make sure linux and X works on it. thank you Benjamin Zhou

Re: network card

2000-08-11 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I recommend no-name ones. they are cheap ~$50, and have the least fancy stuffs built-in which may render a card useless under linux. regards, Ben Xiaolan Ling wrote: > Thanks. But I can't download it to my laptop since I haven't got a > PCMCIA network card. I will try Helixcode on my university

list Known working notebooks ?

2000-08-11 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, where can I find a list of knowingly working notebooks for linux with x86 3.3.6 ? I am planning to buy a new notebook, but want to make sure linux and X works on it. thank you Benjamin Zhou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [

Re: kernel 2.2.16

2000-07-08 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I did the same and received the same msg. But I was careful enough to use "make bzdisk" to create a new boot disk with the new kernel. When I tried to boot from disk, I got the same msg. Ben On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, cls--colo spgs wrote: > laptopdebs, > > successfully, i compilied and installed k

Re: kernel 2.2.16

2000-07-08 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
I did the same and received the same msg. But I was careful enough to use "make bzdisk" to create a new boot disk with the new kernel. When I tried to boot from disk, I got the same msg. Ben On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, cls--colo spgs wrote: > laptopdebs, > > successfully, i compilied and installed

Re: Installing potato on a laptop

2000-07-07 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
pcmcia.img if you are installing to a notebook with pcmcia ethernet card. I am sure Debian has similar boot utility for such tasks. Does anyone know about them? good luck. Ben Benjamin F. Zhou Financial Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chanop Silpa-Anan wrote: > Once upon a time, I heard voy1d say >

Re: Installing potato on a laptop

2000-07-07 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
pcmcia.img if you are installing to a notebook with pcmcia ethernet card. I am sure Debian has similar boot utility for such tasks. Does anyone know about them? good luck. Ben Benjamin F. Zhou Financial Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chanop Silpa-Anan wrote: > Once upon a time, I heard voy1d say >

Re: as86, thank for the replies. it works not!

2000-07-05 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, thank you s much for the reply. now it works Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Benjamin F Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: as86 ? strange error rebuilding kernel. > Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:26:22 -0400 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I

Re: as86, thank for the replies. it works not!

2000-07-05 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, thank you s much for the reply. now it works Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Benjamin F Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: as86 ? strange error rebuilding kernel. > Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:26:22 -0400 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I

as86 ? strange error rebuilding kernel.

2000-07-04 Thread Benjamin F Zhou
Hi, I ran 'make mrproper', followed by 'make config', 'make dep', then 'make boot'. in the end, I got the following messages: make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/arch/i386/boot' gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/include -E -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA bootsect.S -o bo

as86 ? strange error rebuilding kernel.

2000-07-04 Thread Benjamin F Zhou
Hi, I ran 'make mrproper', followed by 'make config', 'make dep', then 'make boot'. in the end, I got the following messages: make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/arch/i386/boot' gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/include -E -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA bootsect.S -o bo

Re: pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-29 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, many thanks for the help ! following your route, I solved the problem. the pcmcia I installed before was for kernel version 2.0.38. It works again after I installed the right pcmcia-module best regards Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: "Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-29 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, many thanks for the help ! following your route, I solved the problem. the pcmcia I installed before was for kernel version 2.0.38. It works again after I installed the right pcmcia-module best regards Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: "Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-26 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, thank you for your reply. you are right. it must be somewhere pointing to that directory. then I should be able to change it to point to my 3.0.5/pcmcia. but where is that reference located? thanks Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Benjamin F Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sub

Re: pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-26 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, thank you for your reply. you are right. it must be somewhere pointing to that directory. then I should be able to change it to point to my 3.0.5/pcmcia. but where is that reference located? thanks Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Benjamin F Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sub

pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-25 Thread Benjamin F Zhou
Hi, after I broke an update process during a dselect-install session, my pcmcia stopped working. I see the message: "Starting pcmcia services: module directory /lib/modules/2.0.36/pcmcia not found" I reinstalled the pcmcia module pcmcia-cs_3.0.5-10.slink.1.deb , but it is still the same. Because

pcmcia stops after broken update.

2000-06-25 Thread Benjamin F Zhou
Hi, after I broke an update process during a dselect-install session, my pcmcia stopped working. I see the message: "Starting pcmcia services: module directory /lib/modules/2.0.36/pcmcia not found" I reinstalled the pcmcia module pcmcia-cs_3.0.5-10.slink.1.deb , but it is still the same. Becaus

Re: where is the configuration utility?

2000-06-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
g linux on a redhat host box with vmware. it's a real spinnet now. best regard to all of you Ben Mike Werner wrote: > Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > > > On 13-Jun-2000 Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > when installing the base

Re: where is the configuration utility?

2000-06-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
g linux on a redhat host box with vmware. it's a real spinnet now. best regard to all of you Ben Mike Werner wrote: > Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > > > On 13-Jun-2000 Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > when installing the base

Re: problems with diald + ppp + pap

2000-06-13 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
did you tried "pon your_provider"? I always dial this way. Ben Klaus Drews wrote: > Hi there, > > I have problems dialing my provider (ngi) via ppp and pap. In earlier > times > it used to functionate. But now they switched to pap and my configuration > doesnt work anymore. Has anyone a working

where is the configuration utility?

2000-06-13 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, when installing the base disks, we went throught the configuration utility. How can I run it again after configuration? I missed setting up my pcmcis network card. want to redo it. BTW, I can ping localhost, but can not even ping the machine name itself. How can I find out what's wrong, the c

Re: problems with diald + ppp + pap

2000-06-13 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
did you tried "pon your_provider"? I always dial this way. Ben Klaus Drews wrote: > Hi there, > > I have problems dialing my provider (ngi) via ppp and pap. In earlier > times > it used to functionate. But now they switched to pap and my configuration > doesnt work anymore. Has anyone a working

where is the configuration utility?

2000-06-13 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, when installing the base disks, we went throught the configuration utility. How can I run it again after configuration? I missed setting up my pcmcis network card. want to redo it. BTW, I can ping localhost, but can not even ping the machine name itself. How can I find out what's wrong, the

Re: how to set default wm?

2000-05-25 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
> Because that is slink, not potato, and I think the original poster was > on potato. no, I have slink, maybe that's why I couldn't find the mentioned x-window-manager. I updated xwin with 3.3.6 from xfree86.org directly. that seemed not to be a good idea, and cost me so many hard nights ! also my

Re: how to set default wm? - I made it !

2000-05-25 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
-name login <-- the one with login name I replaced these with blackbox & exec xterm -geometry 80x20+0+0 -name login and it works ! Linux and you all are great ! I have learned so much from all your replies. Ben Nicola Girardi wrote: > On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 11

Re: how to set default wm?

2000-05-25 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
-manager you want (but no &) > Note startx will look for your .xsession (also your .xinit) and then default > to the /etc/X11/Xsession > > I'm sure others can give a better decription, but that should suffice. > > Yours > Cormac > > On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 10:43:

Re: how to set default wm?

2000-05-25 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
ave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Benjamin F. Zhou said: > > > My question is: where is the file which controls which wm to start when > > > I type startx from a console? > > > > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager is a symlink to your default

Re: how to set default wm?

2000-05-25 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
usr/X11R6/bin/blackbox but got the msg "blackbox exists". what should I do? thank you Ben Craig Brozefsky wrote: > Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Benjamin F. Zhou said: > > > My question is: where is the file which controls which wm to start

how to set default wm?

2000-05-24 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I just installed the newer xfree86 3.3.6 on my debian notebook. I ignored a few question during the update. Now I have only the default xterm started as wm, which is too big for my screen. Before I had blackbox, olvwm. they are still in the /usr/bin directory, I can still start them manually f

how to revoke dselect messed up?

2000-05-09 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I installed potato on my notebook. the installation facility looks really nice and easy to use. But at first, I could not check the boxes I prefered and exited. I don't know how to get back. So I entered Dselect and did a lot of +/-, which messed up the selection. I was warned that if I procee

Re: after moving to xf 3.3.6 - blackbox etc no longer work.

2000-04-07 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Oh, that could be a problem, I didnt get it from debian, I download it from xfree86.org . Do you think I will have to reinstall the whole system to use 3.3.6 ? that would be a nightmare, meaning I have to start from scratch again? Any more light? thank you Ben On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Adam C Powe

after moving to xf 3.3.6 - blackbox etc no longer work.

2000-04-07 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I just upgraded my xfree86 3.3.2 from debian with 3.3.6 from XFree86. But after installing the latter, I can no longer use my existing window-managers. I had blackbox (my favorite), olvwm, etc. Now, I am only presented with a few stupid xterms which are much larger than my 640x480 screen. I co

how to change blackbox background color?

2000-03-22 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I just replaced olvwm with blackbox as my default WM.. I like everything it provides except the background screen color. I tried to screen-edit it, but there is no such option there. Is there a way to change it? the wired background makes my eyes pain. thanks a lot ! Ben

Re: lilo as boot manager - thank you all !

2000-03-22 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, thank you all for responses. with all these and the last shot taught by Patrick, I have my old good CPQ Armada dual-bootable with Lilo as boot manager. thank you for sharing your knowledge ! Best Regards to this list ! Ben Patrick wrote: > > > > > > Her's my lilo.conf (/dev/hda1 => win,

auto shutdown PCMCIA if idling

2000-03-21 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I know pcmcia services consume a lot of energy, (the cards are always hot). So I want to write and run a script as batch to shut them down after idling for a certain period of time. Can anyone tell me where I can find such knowledge? thnx Ben

Re: Betr.: debian on a 386 ?

2000-03-21 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
you may want to try smallinux, then you just need 2MB RAM and 40MB hdd.. There is also a "small"-X: http://smalllinux.netpedia.net/smalllin.htm Enjoy Benjamin Zhou Bernhard Heger wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Hi, > > > > YES, you can. But you need >4MB RAM. Try Debian 1

Great X on CPQ Armada1110, just special German keys don't work.

2000-03-20 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi Debianers, thank all the helps and tips I got from you at this great list, I successfully setup X on my good old CPQ Armada1110 (P75, 2GB, 24MB RAM) with German keyboard. There is nothing I can complain about performance compared to Win98. Really great ! Everything works fine now, except the

lilo as boot manager possible ?

2000-03-17 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I have a Win98 and a Linux installed on my notebook in two primary partitions. During Linux setup, I chose Linux as default boot partition because I thought "default" means you dont have to choose if want Lnux. But after that I notice I could not choose to boot DOS/Win98 partion anymore. I ha

Re: floppy or hard-disk installation

2000-03-16 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
you have more than enough space to install debian and a X. download the seven base14*.tgz file, together with resc1440.tgz and drvs1440.tgz, and rawrite.exe . to your windows PC.  with rawrite.exe you write those 9 diskettes in native linux format. only 7 disks, not to many right? much less than

dpkg one Debian package possible.

2000-03-16 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, since X from Debian didnt work on my notebook, I decide to go XFree86 4.0 and downloaded from xfree86.org . But I am afraid that the installation will not get registered in the dpkg database. Also the X docu urged users to use Xinstall.sh in the XF86 4.0 package instead of other installation u

must xinit be available ?

2000-03-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
thank you all ! Now I have my Debian X back, which doesn't work as well. after XF86Setup, and chose the right graphic chipset. I got a congratulation screen saying I have got a running X-server. But when I startx, I receive the following msg: _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2

How to reinstall with available packages ?

2000-03-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, since initial X installation didn't work. I downloaded the 3.3.6 from xfree86.org and override the one from debian. It is worse, I got quite a few Segmentation Faults. Now I want to back-up to my debian-X already downloaded packages. So I have to use dselect to remove them and then install a

Re: Help! How not to start X ? - thank you

2000-03-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi Maurizio, ya, this did the trick. now it no longer flashed. thank you ! Ben Maurizio Boriani wrote: > On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 01:37:47PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > To get to a non-X console, try CTL-ALT-F1 (thru F6 up to 6 different > > consoles). To remove X from the bootup proces

Re: Help! How not to start X ?

2000-03-15 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
thank you all s much for the respose. I have Debian Package installed on my Compaq Armada 1110 P75 good old notebook. I even got my mouse work by recreating a symlink mouse to psaus. Since the bad X keeps "flashing back" every other second or so, and renaming S99xdm rc?.d failed to work, I r

Help! How not to start X ?

2000-03-14 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I installed debian's base and X on my notebook. but failed to follow the advice not to start X at boot time. Now, X got started, but then frozes. I tried boot from disk, and try to edit the /etc/X11/config. But could not find it. Is there a way to un-start X at boot or quit, or start a sec

Re: what is "standard" installation?

2000-03-09 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, many thanks to all who give me precious tips. Now I have a much better picture what to get. Last night, I just selected "standard" and "install", miraculously, it started downloading and install automatically - I happened to logged on to my ISP. How great it is, isnt it ? this list is s

Re: what is "standard" installation?

2000-03-08 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
vga'. > > You should also select a window manager. Blackbox or sawmill seem to be light > but modern, enlightenment is very nice but much larger... > > Hope this helps.. > Johnny. > > > "Benjamin F. Zhou" wrote: > > > Hi, > > > >

what is "standard" installation?

2000-03-08 Thread Benjamin F. Zhou
Hi, I installed Debian's base on my gold old P75 notebook. But got lost in determine which packages constitute a "standard" installation as mentioned in the "Guide", which are necessary before installing xfree86. there are so many of them, can any insider give me some hints what to take? My hardd